Winner Best Collection, Ditmar Awards 2024

Winner Best Collection, Ditmar Awards 2024

Returned from hols yesterday to learn The Measure of Sorrow (Meerkat Press) won Best Collection in this year’s Ditmar Awards!
 
And as if that wasn’t enough, Let The Cat In won the Ditmar for Best Fan Publication. Kudos to Kaaron Warren and Aaron Dries for three years of shit-talking banter…
 
Congrats to all the winners and shortlistees, but a special shoutout to Kaaron for the Bitters love, and to CH Pearce for the Ditmar trifecta. Huge thanks to all who voted – and to all the volunteers who’ve kept these awards alive since 1969.
ACT Book of the Year Awards 2024

ACT Book of the Year Awards 2024

Wonderful morning at the Tuggeranong Library, celebrating the ACT Book of the Year Award. Huge congrats to Chris Hammer for his win, to Ayesha Inoon for her HC for Untethered, and to all the shortlistees. So lovely to meet everybody!

I may have squeaked when the Minister announced that #TheMeasureOfSorrow was Highly Commended. A massive result for a humble spec fic collection…

If you’re so inclined, you can watch the full ceremony (c/o of Libraries Act) below. Worth it for Tara Cheyne’s opening speech and Chris Hammer’s acceptance – inspiring stuff!

Aurealis shortlist

Aurealis shortlist

Downright chuffed to learn The Measure Of Sorrow is on the Aurealis Award shortlist for best collection. There’s some esteemed company on the list, and it means the world to even get a nod.

Congrats to all the shortlistees and a big shout out to my homies on the list – some with 2, 3 and 4 noms!

Check out the full list here…
Ariadne, I Love You wins a Ditmar!

Ariadne, I Love You wins a Ditmar!

So Ariadne, I Love You won best novella at the Ditmar Awards on Saturday. Absolutely bonkers when you look at the books it was up against. I managed to pull it together enough to give a semi-coherent acceptance speech – this time not just a long list of happy expletives.

Congrats to all the nominees and this year’s winners. But an extra solid shout-out to J.S. Breukelaar who won best novel for The Bridge. A twofer for Meerkat Press!

How fkn chuffed do these kats look?

 

J Ashley-Smith and JS Breukelaar pointing at their Ditmar Awards